Clothing Guidelines for Portraits

When having a portrait taken for your business it is important to look your best. You will look you best when you are comfortable and confident with what you are wearing. One of the key factors in taking your portrait quicker and with higher quality is to make sure that you feel like a million bucks. Your confidence is half of the battle in bringing the right right smile and personality into the final product.

Keeping the attention on you

It is important to make sure that you are the star of your portrait and not your clothes. Select neutral colors such as blacks, browns and grays or muted versions of other colors. Bright colors are distracting in a portrait. They draw attention away from your face. Your portrait should have the viewer’s attention centered on your face. Much like bright colors, busy patterns and stripes create a distraction in your portrait. The viewer’s eye is drawn straight to the clothing rather than your face.